Chapter 703: Karma Arises and Perishes, Karma Born is Already Empty

"This is him, ask him yourself." Chen Yu pointed at the shivering rabbit.

"Is it you who harmed me?" Liu Tong's face turned dark, instantly becoming ferocious and terrifying. She hissed, "Is what he said true?"

"Yes, I..." The rabbit was shivering with fear. He knelt on the ground with a thud and begged hoarsely, "Liu Tong, I am sorry to you. I cast a Descending Head on you, which caused you to fall."

"I actually knew the moment you fell, and I knew you were fine. It was my mistake; please let me go."

"Does this matter have nothing to do with Zhang Yan?" Liu Tong stepped forward and roared through gritted teeth.

"It has nothing to do with her, it really doesn't. Although she is a bit annoying, she is quite generous with money, provided one can stand her foul temper."

The rabbit hurriedly said, "I know how to use Descending Head. I intentionally guided your Resentment onto her; it really has nothing to do with her."

"Why are you so kind as to defend her?" Liu Tong stared at the rabbit. "Don't you hate her?"

"I do hate her. Working for her, she scolds or even hits and slaps people at the slightest provocation." The rabbit sighed, "But she truly does not deserve to die. Because I stirred up Resentment, I took the wrong path, and now I have received the punishment I deserve."

"Moreover, I abused Descending Head to harm people while I was alive, so now I cannot undergo Reincarnation. I must either follow the Yin Official to the Eighteen Levels of Hell or repent here in Jizhao Nunnery before I can go to Reincarnation. That is why I told the truth, hoping you will no longer vent your anger on her."

The rabbit's words were very sincere. The black energy on Liu Tong's face slowly vanished, and her Resentment disappeared along with the rabbit's words.

"So, I wronged her." Liu Tong murmured, "She is innocent, but what did I do wrong? I still have parents at home; I am afraid I will never be able to serve them again in this life."

"You are not dead yet, just temporarily in shock. Furthermore, an expert in Jizhao Nunnery used the Turtle Breathing Technique to put you into a state of deep sleep. Now, as long as your Soul Consciousness returns to your body, you can wake up immediately." Chen Yu pointed at her on the bed.

"Really?" Liu Tong's expression was slightly stunned. She said eagerly, "Is what you said true? Can I go back now?"

"You can go back. There is not much time left, go back." Chen Yu said.

"Then, thank you." Liu Tong bowed slightly to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu removed the yellow cloth on the ground and beckoned with his right hand. Liu Tong turned into a speck of light. Chen Yu guided this speck of light to the bedside and pointed remotely at Liu Tong on the bed.

Liu Tong's Soul Consciousness immediately returned to her body. Chen Yu struck several Talismans into her body to stabilize her soul. After finishing all this, Liu Tong on the hospital bed began to breathe, though she would not be able to wake up for a while.

"Immortal, should I take this person to the Underworld, or let him repent here?" Yinxian cupped his hands slightly toward Chen Yu.

"Rabbit, do you know you were wrong?" Chen Yu stared at the rabbit on the ground.

"I know I was wrong." The rabbit knelt on the ground, burying his head deeply, "I should not have used Descending Head to harm people, nor should I have harbored evil thoughts."

"It is good that you know you were wrong. Your wrongful death was all because you did too many evil deeds while alive. There were quite a few people you harmed with Descending Head, so this is Karma. However, considering you were able to resolve Liu Tong's Resentment just now and also have the intention to repent, I will not send you to Hell. Repent in Jizhao Temple, and after cleansing your sins, you may go to Reincarnation on your own." Chen Yu said.

"Thank you, Immortal, thank you, Immortal." The rabbit was overjoyed and kowtowed to Chen Yu repeatedly. This single sentence from Chen Yu spared him many cruel punishments.

One must know that a person like him, upon going to Hell, would have to endure hundreds of horrific tortures and might only be able to undergo Reincarnation after several rounds of judgment; furthermore, in his next life, he might be thrown into the Animal Path.

By repenting wholeheartedly in Jizhao Temple, he would soon be able to cleanse his sins and be reborn as a human.

"Go." Chen Yu waved his hand.

Yinxian cupped his hands and disappeared from sight, while the rabbit kowtowed respectfully to Chen Yu several times before crawling out to find the nun outside.

About ten minutes later, Liu Tong on the bed woke up. She had lost too much blood and had been in a deep sleep for several days, so her body was very weak now.

Chen Yu took out some medicine to nourish Qi and replenish blood for her to take, and she quickly regained her strength.

"Since you are fine, then go back. If you forgive Zhang Yan, go see her; otherwise, she will likely never be able to walk out of this shadow for the rest of her life."

Chen Yu said, "Zhang Yan's spoiled young lady temper is too heavy, but after this incident, she will have a sense of awe toward people and ghosts and gods. She will change in the future."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Chen, for saving my life." Liu Tong nodded slightly.

"Is the person back?" As the door opened, Liu Lianxin walked in slowly. Seeing Liu Tong on the hospital bed, she smiled faintly, "Are you all right?"

"I am fine, thank you. It was you who brought me back." Liu Tong hurriedly got up and nodded at Liu Lianxin.

After she went into shock, she was pushed into the Dry Well and was originally destined to die, but fortunately, Liu Lianxin saved her and used the Turtle Breathing Technique to put her into a deep sleep, which saved her Life.

"You are welcome, just thank Chen Yu. If he hadn't come over to resolve your Resentment, we would have been helpless." Liu Lianxin pointed at Chen Yu.

"I have already thanked him just now, so there is no need to thank him again." Chen Yu smiled, "Miss Liu, then we shall take our leave."

"Hmm, but Chen Yu, let me remind you." Liu Lianxin said, "My eldest brother is a person who must avenge every grievance. I heard you have clashed with him several times?"

"That's right, there have been quite a few clashes." Chen Yu nodded, "Didn't I beat him up again yesterday?"

"He has many bad company around him, and he is narrow-minded and vengeful. You should be careful." Liu Lianxin reminded him.

"Thanks for the reminder, I will be careful." Chen Yu nodded slightly, then he said, "By the way, I have a victim who is separated from his wife by Life and death. His Head Seven is in a few days. I wonder if it is possible to let him meet his wife here and then send her off with peace of mind."

"Of course you can. Jizhao takes its meaning from 'Nirvana illuminating all', ferrying ownerless souls, also severing worldly ties and ending past Karma. You can let them come here to meet." Liu Lianxin said.

"Then thank you." Chen Yu nodded.

"Hey, leave a WeChat." Liu Lianxin took out her phone and added Chen Yu on WeChat before stopping.

After Chen Yu left, on the long blue-brick corridor of Jizhao Temple, Liu Lianxin and Huizhao Shitai sat side by side.

Huizhao Shitai was already over a hundred years old. Her wrinkled face was full of the vicissitudes of life, but those wise eyes made one ignore her age.

This was an expert who had read many Buddhist scriptures and truly possessed great wisdom.

"Master, must the Soul Ferrying Dharma Assembly be held every night? Over these years, how many departed souls have been ferried away?" Liu Lianxin looked at the group of souls unable to undergo Reincarnation before her and could not help but ask.

"I cannot remember clearly, I only know there are many, many." A smile appeared on Huizhao's face.

"Why are there so many people who do evil while alive and repent after death?" Liu Lianxin sighed, "If all people in the world had a heart of compassion, how could there be so many people unable to undergo Reincarnation in this world?"

"Hehe, Buddha says, all things in this life are the Karma of past lives. All living beings suffer; let me ferry the masses."

Huizhao said calmly, "In this world, everyone has desires. Because of desires, there are demands; because demands are not met, many troubles arise. Troubles cannot be dispelled, so there are knots in the heart. With too many knots, various deluded karmas are created."

Liu Lianxin nodded slightly. She suddenly thought of Chen Yu. This was their second meeting, but they had already had two fierce battles.

And both times they fought inexplicably. Thinking of this, her red lips curved into an arc, and the dimples by her lips looked very sweet.

"Are you thinking of him?" A smile appeared on Huizhao's kind face.

"Ah? No, I am not thinking of him." Liu Lianxin was startled, her face blushing. She did not know why she was suddenly flustered.

"I have studied Buddhism for many years and have a pair of eyes that see through all things in the world." Huizhao smiled, "You cannot hide from me."

Liu Lianxin stopped talking. She knew that in Huizhao's eyes, she had almost no secrets to speak of.

"What do you think of him?" Huizhao said again.

"I don't know, I am just curious about him and feel like I want to know more about him." Liu Lianxin said.

"When conditions arise, they perish; when conditions are born, they are empty." Huizhao smiled slightly, spoke these eight characters, and then she stood up, walking forward tremblingly.

"Master, I do not understand what this means." Liu Lianxin looked at Huizhao in confusion.

"You will understand." Huizhao's voice drifted from afar: "Your fate with him is already set; this life is destined for many entanglements. Everything is merely the convergence of conditions—when conditions arise, they arise; when conditions end, they vanish. All the Karma in this world is nothing more than this..."

Watching Huizhao's trembling figure walk further and further away, a look of bewilderment appeared on Liu Lianxin's face. In the mid-air, a full moon hung in the sky, and the night grew deeper.

By the time they returned to the Zhang Family, it was already morning.

The rabbit's corpse had already been handed over to the police to handle; how to solve the case was the police's business. However, the evil deeds this fellow committed while alive were surfacing one by one. Still, this matter would likely require the Five Elements Pavilion of Dragon Breath to step in eventually; this was not something ordinary people could resolve.

Two bodyguards were injured, but neither had any major issues; it was just that Lao Zhao, who had been possessed by the large raccoon cat, was dizzy and needed to rest for a few days.

Liu Tong also followed Zhang Peng and the others to the Zhang Family to explain her situation. Upon learning that Liu Tong was not in danger of losing her Life, everyone finally felt Songyi.

"Tongtong, I am truly sorry. That night, I was really scared, and I hadn't been good to you before either. I'm sorry; I will definitely change in the future." Zhang Yan, covered in injuries, apologized to Liu Tong incessantly.

When Liu Tong's resentment gathered, she truly had no consciousness at all; she had genuinely wanted to kill Zhang Yan. But now that the resentment had dissipated, she had returned to that gentle personality of hers.